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Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33

Serves an area of Jackson County, WV that includes Ripley · 164 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • WV3301819
  • KENNA
  • WV
  • 164 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 25248
EPA system ID WV3301819

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 buys its water from City of Ripley.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, March 2019.
  • Record on file since 2014, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 91 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 18, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 30, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 30, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 16, 2019 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 29, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2014

EPA's records for Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 go back to 2014. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 4
2020s 1 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.45 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 7, 2019 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (4 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 buys its water from City of Ripley. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Southern Jackson County PSD Route 33 for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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